Technical High School - Tech Tiger Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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CUSTODIAL STAFF Seated, left to right: Miss Nellie Connors, Birdie L. Aiken, Mary Feriola. Standing: John Atherton, David Duncan, William LaVallee, James Crowley, Vernoll Bige- low, Gerald McCarthy, Francis Sears. Keeping us happy, healthy, and well fed on our Tech Trek are two important groups of people. The first helps to satisfy our appetites and the second keeps our school.a clean and attractive place in which to study. We all enjoy lunch period for it is at that time that we can relax and chat with our friends. Our hunger is satisfied by the tasty food served by our capable cooks. The kitchen staff is headed by Elin Tillan. Assisting her are Ida Bolduc, Hilda McCombe, Josephine M. Saracino, Goldie B. Deyo, and Mary E. Lura. Every safari needs people to keep the equipment in good working order. Keeping a watchful eye on things is Mr. Atherton, Head Custodian. Helping him are Bridie L. Aiken, Domenick Bianchi, Vernoll E. Bigelow, Nellie B. Connors, David A. Duncan, Mary Feriola, Mitchell J. Kochanek, William M. LaVallee, Jr., Chester E. Marlowe, Gerald J. McCarthy, Thomas P. O’Connor, Carl I. Persson, and Francis J. Sears. Here at Tech we are proud of our well swept classrooms, neat halls, clean water bubblers, constant heat, workable windowshades, and well kept grounds. Mrs. Lens Cessarini using” coin wrapping All these we owe to our custodians. machine. Left to right: Hilda McCombe, Josephine Saracino, Goldie Deyo, Ida Bolduc, Mary Lura, Ellen Tillan, Mildred Hannigan. 11

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OFFICE STAFF Oo Left to right: Mrs. Marilyn Foy, Mrs. Dorothy Angers, Miss Stella Gilwech, Mrs. Ella LaBarre Before our Tech safari sets out, our plotters and planners, the office and guidance workers, must labor mightily to outfit our party properly. To Mr. Lynch and Mr. Sprague had fallen the heavy burden of planning a different type of program for 900 upperclassmen and 600 freshmen. Mr. Lynch helps the college preparatory and technical boys plot their courses and colleges, and Mr. Sprague guides the general boys. As Secretary of the Lions Club and Executive Secretary of the U. S. Revolver Club, respect- ively, Mr.-Lynch and Mr. Sprague should prove invaluable on our Tech Trek. Miss Whittemore ably counsels Tech girls in school and on the job. Conducting aptitude tests is Dr. Theinert’s job. Dr. Theinert, a veteran traveler, and Miss Whittemore, our moun- tain climber, feel quite at home on our safari. Mrs. Angers is secretary to our “‘grand and noble” chief guide, Dr. Gans. Mrs. LaBarre keeps the records of the absentee explorers and has charge of the daily bulletin of jungle flashes. All our provisions are ordered by genial Mrs. Foy. General office superintendent is Miss Stella Gilwech. This able staff of plotters and planners is bound to make our Tech Trek a success. Left to right: Miss Whittemore, Mr. Lynch, Dr. Theinert, Mr. Sprague. “ge stesiaegedteeeeeal GUIDANCE STAFF 10

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FOREIGN LANGUAGE Marilyn Fatzinger explains to John Kellogg some simple French Thos. Guyer and Celeste Adams using linguaphone. sentences. Why take a foreign language? We need more than English to carry us over our trail. We can choose among French, Spanish, and German. In -French, pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar are of primary importance. Each year brings us nearer to our goal, the ability to understand and converse with any Frenchman we may meet. In Spanish classes we’re learning all about Spanish verbs and vocabulary, trying to understand the Spanish of other classmates, and trying to make ourselves understood. Then we read in Spanish. Now here’s a new trick. We’re being recorded as we read. The German classes too, are busy. What are those papers? They’re newspapers, and all in German. What an ingenious way to learn vocabulary and the various constructions of the German sentences! Also, it gives a good view of current happenings in Germany. Leaving behind us the foreign language rooms, we Front, left to right: Mr. Newhall, Miss McCarthy feel we are almost natives of the countries Rear: Mr. Mitchell, Miss Jaede we have studied. | For the past ten to twenty-six years our Paul Corish, Ohannes Atanian showing some of the Spanish speaking guides, Senor Mitchell, Mademoiselle Jaede, countries in South America. Senorita McCarthy, and Herr Newhall, have . ie graced the foreign language rooms. Through ewer their valiant efforts we have learned much 4 French, German, and Spanish. whi However, after a grueling day on the trail these people enjoy a change from their duties. When Miss Jaede and Miss McCar- thy get home they indulge in housekeeping and gardening. Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Newhall read, paint, write books, and take part in sports. During their vacations both men and women like to travel. These teachers have a hand in such Tech activities as club and class advising. We give thanks to these guides who DAS made possible the attainment of our goal. 12